On The Pegs March 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 3 | Page 149

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 3 - March 2019
P 149
Repsol Honda Team rider Toni Bou
rode to victory in the third round of
the FIM X-Trial World Championship
held tonight in Bilbao. The second
win of the season sees the champion
bounce back to the head of the over-
all standings.
As Bilbao debuted as a host in the
FIM X-Trial World Championship,
spectators at the Bizkaia Arena-BEC
were able to witness a somewhat
hesitant start from Bou who never-
theless made the cut for the second
phase.
The second round saw the Repsol
Honda Team rider finish on equal
points with TRS’ Adam Raga whom
he went on to beat in a thrilling final.
The final proved to be a hotly disput-
ed one with Bou emerging victorious
for the second time this season.
With the win, Bou retakes the top
spot in the overall rankings with a
five-point advantage over Raga.
“I am very happy to win here in
Bilbao after the second position in
Barcelona and to regain the lead,”
said Bou. “We knew that this year
would be very complicated as it is
very easy to not get through to the
next round with this system and the
high level of the riders. We know that
we could miss out on any event, so
to get a win is very satisfying. This
championship is very short and we
know that we are not at 100% physi-
cally. I lack continuity but luckily I